highly significantp < 0.05
The analysis revealed a highly significant impact of temperature on the μ max of both the lineage I and lineage II strains ( p < 0.05) ( Figure 1 ).
The analysis revealed a highly significant impact of temperature on the μ max of both the lineage I and lineage II strains ( p < 0.05) ( Figure 1 ).
As the temperature increased, the μ max generally increased for each strain, while the λ showed a decreasing trend.
Similarly, while the largest swarming diameter belonged to serotype 1/2c (2.25 cm) and the smallest belonged to serotype 1/2a (1.13 cm), these variations did not reach statistical significance ( Supplementary Figure S4 ).
While no significant differences were observed in the D -values between the lineage I and lineage II strains at the tested temperatures, an interesting trend emerged; the D -values of the lineage II strains gradually increased with higher temperatures, exceeding those of the lineage I strains.